It only started with SP2.
I have SP1 and do not even have the DCOM Server Process Launcher service.
Windows XP *is* more complicated than Windows 9x.
Other things will not work if DCOM Server Process Launcher service is not
running.
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Note the following things will fail if this service is not running:
* The builtin defrag will fail to work, and if running defrag from the
command line one gets this error:
Windows cannot connect to the Disk Defragmenter engine
* System Information (MsInfo32) will fail to work and give this error:
Can't Collect Information
A network error occurred in connecting to Windows Management
Instrumentation. Ensure that your network connection is
functioning properly.
* If Windows Firewall is enabled, then it will fail to start and all
incomming traffic will be blocked. More Info MS KB 892199
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892199
* Disk Management will fail and give this error:
The RPC server is unavailable
* The install of new applications will fail and give this error:
The InstallShield Engine (iKernel.exe) could not be launched.
The RPC server is unavailable.
from...
DCOM Server Process Launcher
http://smallvoid.com/tweak/winnt/service/def.html
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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sarge7us said:
Thank you Mr. Vogel. I will try that and see if that fixes my problem.
With all my Windows experience from 95 to XP I have never seen anything
like it where you have to start a service to defra. Windows xp can be so
exasperating. Instead of making things simpler they make things harder.
Wesley Vogel said:
Nothing happens when clicking on Defragment or Analyze in Disk
Defragmenter (dfrg.msc).
With XP SP2 the DCOM Server Process Launcher service needs to be running
for Defrag to work.
Open Services...
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click DCOM Server Process Launcher |
Set Startup type to Automatic | Click OK | Close Services |
Reboot
DCOM Server Process Launcher
http://smallvoid.com/tweak/winnt/service/def.html
[[ Note the following things will fail if this service is not running:
The builtin defrag will fail to work, and if running defrag from the
command line one gets this error:
Windows cannot connect to the Disk Defragmenter engine ]]
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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sarge7us said:
I am not able to defrag my computer. When I try to run the defrag
utility all my computer does is just sit there and does not respond.
Can someone PLEASE help me with this problem and let me know what the
cause might be and what I can do about it?
